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The School Psychologist role at Menta is an on-site position located in N. Aurora, IL.

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School Psychologist

MentaN. Aurora, IL2d ago

The corporate office at The Menta Education Group is located at 2471 W Sullivan Rd, Aurora, IL 60506.

Standard Operating Hours are 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday-Friday

ASchool Psychologist with The Menta Education Group will provide regional leadership to effectively help students succeed. This includes working with parents, educators, and other professionals to create supportive academic learning and social environments for all students.

Successful candidates for this position will have strong skills in data-based decision-making, multidisciplinary collaboration, functional behavior assessment/SEL Goal writing and behavioral approaches to change, intervention planning, risk assessment, progress monitoring, program evaluation, and consultation with educational staff, parents, and other professionals. Knowledge of childhood mental illnesses and empirically-based interventions is essential.

Local travel to our school network, with occasional regional travel is required.

Responsibilities

Experience working with children and adolescents with significant behavioral and emotional difficulties in a school setting

Extensive experience with the social emotional components of the IEP process (FA/BIP, SEL goal writing)

Strong leadership and interpersonal skills

Excellent consultative and data analysis abilities

Creative thinker who can develop a wide range of empirically-supported interventions to meet the needs of diverse children and adolescents

Excellent oral and written communication skills

Ability to collaborate effectively with teachers, paraprofessionals, and other service providers

Local travel to our school network, with occasional regional travel is required.

Qualifications

Professional Educator’s License with School Psychologist Endorsement/Certification in Illinois

Bilingual proficiency in English and Spanish is preferred, but not required

Strong leadership and interpersonal skills

Strong consultative and data analysis abilities

Creative thinker who can develop a wide range of interventions meeting the needs of a diverse student population

Excellent communication skills

Compensation & Benefits

In accordance with the Pay Transparency amendment to the Illinois Equal Pay Act of 2003, information about pay ranges and employee benefits can be found at the following links:

Full Time Employee Benefits Overview:

Our benefits package includes comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance; paid time off (PTO); and a 403(b) retirement plan with an employer match. For more information visit:

https://menta.com/employee-benefits-full-time/

Compensation Information:

https://menta.com/compensation-arizona-and-illinois/

Please refer to the "School Leadership" section for this position's category.

About The Menta Education Group

The Menta Education Group has evolved into a dynamic, responsive, multi-state education non-profit, operating numerous private and public/private partnership schools. The organization still firmly adheres to its policy to never give up on a child and that no student will be rejected, suspended, or expelled.

The Menta Education Group’s mission is “To provide innovative solutions to critical problems in education and human services.” Menta brings a framework of educational practices that have been designed and are supported through evidence based practices. Menta’s collaborative process with various school and community stakeholders has resulted in programs designed to educate, support, challenge, empower and celebrate students who present with a range of academic, social and emotional needs. At the beginning of a student’s experience with Menta, a collaborative meeting is held that includes the student, significant people in their lives, Menta staff and other professionals as appropriate. During that meeting, a comprehensive assessment of the student’s past, present and future desires is used to establish a student centered plan (MAP) that serves as a foundation of the student’s Menta programming. A guiding principle of Menta is ‘we do not give up’, while also holding our students and staff to high expectations. The educational offerings at a Menta program provides students with a quality education that is designed to nurture and enhance the skills and maturity needed to meet the challenges of being productive adults and citizens in a rapidly changing 21st century world.

Students Served: PK-21

Professional Associations and/or Partnerships

The Menta Education Group affiliates are members/partners with CEC, CASE, Autism Speaks, ASBA, AAPSEC, AASA, CCSSO, SEAA, ASCD, and many more associations that focus on the education of children with disabilities.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The Menta Education Group (“Menta”) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, sex (including sex stereotypes, sex characteristics, gender identity and gender expression), color, national origin, religion, age, pregnancy or related conditions, veteran status, sexual orientation, disability or any other basis protected under federal, state or local law. Any individual needing assistance in making an application for any opening should contact Menta’s office.

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